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Ariana Grande & SNL Cast Filming In Coney Island Right Now

Alex Ellefson

Mar 11, 2016 — 1 min read

Some of our officers ran into @ArianaGrande on the beach in #coneyisland this morning pic.twitter.com/q1UfB6QdeH

— NYPD 60th Precinct (@NYPD60Pct) March 11, 2016

Visitors to Coney Island’s boardwalk stumbled on a film shoot this afternoon that included pop star Ariana Grande and cast members from Saturday Night Live.

The crew filmed a segment for this weekend’s SNL episode, in which Grande will be the host as well as the musical guest. The show is expected air the first live performance of song from Grande’s new album, Dangerous Woman, according to MTV.com.

SNL Kate McKinnon shooting a segment on the Coney Island boardwalk. (Photo: Mike Wright / Facebook)

Officers from the 60th Precinct tweeted out a photo of Grande on the beach. The film shoot on the boardwalk also included cast members Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Leslie Jones and Aidy Bryant, according to photos taken this afternoon by Mike Wright.

SNL cast member Cecily Strong shooting a segment on the Coney Island boardwalk. (Photo: Mike Wright / Facebook)

They surely picked a beautiful day to be out on the boardwalk. We’ll have to wait another day to see what the cameras captured, but video captured by Mike Wright appears to show they are shooting a musical parody.

https://youtu.be/fZr18bvBEIo

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